October 21, 2013

Dainese's Tom Sykes was crowned World Superbike champion at the last round at Jerez, Spain.

Going into the final round Sykes knew that he didn't need a race victory to secure the title. In race one he rode to a solid third place giving him a large enough advantage to make his championship win safe. Sykes received his trophy and was awarded the World Championship title still with the second 21-lap race to complete.

Gathering his emotions for race two Sykes led for 13-laps but eventually crossed the line in second place, with a final championship advantage of 23-points. Not only did the Dainese rider score a new Jerez lap record, but he led for 255-laps over the whole season - more than twice the total of the next best rider.